umbilical

Formed from Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + the suffix -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- +‎ -al.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪkəl/, /ʌmbɪlˈaɪ.kəl/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ʌmˈbɪl.ɪkəl/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪkəl or Rhymes: -aɪkəl

umbilical (comparative more umbilical, superlative most umbilical)

1. Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
2. (mathematics) Such that the curvatures of normal sections are all equal to each other.

• paraumbilical
• postumbilical
• pseudoumbilical
• subumbilical
• umbilical artery
• umbilical cord
• umbilical hernia
• umbilical vein

umbilical (plural umbilicals)

1. (astronautics) A cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc.

umbilical m or f (masculine and feminine plural umbilicals)

1. umbilical

• cordó umbilical

Formed from Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + the suffix -al; cf. also Latin umbilicaris.

umbilical m or f (plural umbilicais)

1. umbilical

• embigo

Formed from Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + the suffix -al; cf. also Latin umbilicaris.

• IPA^(key): /umbiliˈkal/ [ũm.bi.liˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: um‧bi‧li‧cal

umbilical m or f (masculine and feminine plural umbilicales)

1. umbilical

• “umbilical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014